Benton County is in the area where the snow is predicted to be among the heaviest from the most recent winter storm to pass through the area. The National Weather Service says three to six inches of snow are expected in the area beginning late this morning and continuing until evening.

VSCSD: Due to the weather, there will be a 3hr Early Out Feb 5, No PM Preschool... Please be safe on your way home from school.

BCHS student Laura VonKampen interviews Sen. Chuck Grassley at the school, Feb. 1. By Dean Close, Editor Career advice. Tips for new farmers.

3D mammography is now available at Virginia Gay Hospital. 3D mammography is another example of the partnership between the Virginia Gay medical community, the Virginia Gay Hospital Health Care Foundation, and the community of patients that continues to bring the very best in care close to home at Virginia Gay.

More than 400 students earned a spot on the fall 2017 dean's list for Central College. The honor is awarded to full-time students who achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher on a 4.

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville announces its Dean's List, honoring those full-time students who earned high honors in their respective colleges in the fall 2017 semester.

Addie Bjornsen, a Elementary Educ & Early Childhood major from Urbana, was named to the Culver-Stockton College Dean's List for academic achievement during the fall 2017 semester.

By Dean Close, Editor After testifying on Monday that she had been "overwhelmed" by caring for approximately 150 rescue animals, along with her hundreds of show rabbits and guinea pigs, Barbara Galkowski has petitioned Benton County District Court for a return of all seized animals, including the constrictor snake whose presence led to the search warrant and the removal of all but a handful of animals from the Galkowski home at 607 W.

[et_pb_text admin_label="Text"] (This article is part of Virginia Gay Hospital's bi-annual publication, "Thrive" Fall/Winter 2017 issue and has been updated.

Cornell College named 218 students to its Dean's List for the fall 2017 semester, including Morgan Barnard of Keystone. Students must earn a minimum of a 3.